Illustrative Mathematics Algebra

The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Which system of equations represents this scenario?

• 1s + 3c = 38

  2s + 3c = 52

• 3s + 1c = 38

  3s + 2c = 52

• s + c = 38

  s + c = 52

• 3s + 3c = 38

  1s + 2c = 52

Caitlin won a bag full of money! She has 49 bills in all. She counts $1430. There are twenty dollar bills and fifty dollar bills. How many of each bill does Caitlin have?  Which system best represents the situation? 

• x + y = 1430
  20x + 50y = 49

• x + y = 49
  10x + 5y = 1430 

• x + y = 49
  20x + 50y = 1430

• x + y = 49
  x + y = 1430

Nancy went to the grocery story.  On Monday she purchased 4 apples and 6 bananas for a total of $13.  On Wednesday she purchased 3 apples and 7 bananas for a total of $13.50.  Which system of equations represents the situation?

• 4x + 6y = 3
  13.5x - 13y = 6

• x + y = 4
  x - y = 6

• 4x + 6y = 13
  3x + 7y = 13.5

• 4x - 6y = 13
  3x - 7y = 13.5

The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, which system could be used to find how many of each type of ticket were sold?

• S + A = 530
  3S + 4A = 1740

• S + A = 530
  4S + 3A = 1740

• S + A = 1740
  3S + 4A = 530

• S + A = 1740
  4S + 3A = 530

If a system of linear equations has infinitely many solutions, what does this mean about the two lines? 

• Intersecting lines

• Same line

• Parallel lines

Solve the following systems of equations using substitution:

x = 6

y = 2x - 3

• (6, 6)

• (6, 9)

• (9, 6)

• (9, 9)

Solve the following systems of equations using substitution:

5x - 2y = 3

y = 2x

• (6, 3)

• (1, 2)

• (3, 6)

• (2, 1)

What does
"solution to a system of equations"
mean?

• It's the point where both equations equal zero

• It's the point where graphs of both equations cross the y-axis

• It's the point that solves both equations at the same time

• It's the point where graphs of both equations cross the x-axis

What equation would you use to start solving this system of equations using substitution.

• 2x + 5 = 2x = 8y

• 2(2x + 5) + 8y = 17

• 2x + 8(2x + 5) = 17

• y = 2(2x + 8y) + 5

Steffen graphed two lines in order to find the solution to a given system of equations.
What is the solution?

• (-3,-8)

• (-8,-3)

• (3,-8)

• (8,3)